US President Donald Trump has said a deal on halting the Ukraine war was "very close," but slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to formally cede Crimea to Russia.

US Vice President JD Vance warned on Wednesday that the United States could "walk away" from peace talks unless Russia and Ukraine reach a deal. As diplomats gathered in London, the talks were downgraded…

The decision by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pull out of the meeting and an objection by Ukraine’s leader to a key U.S. proposal raised questions about the state of the negotiations.

A Russian drone hit a civilian bus in Marhanets, Ukraine, killing nine people and injuring 49 others. The bus was carrying workers from a local mining plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the attack a “deliberate war crime.”

A Russian drone attack hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian town of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region on April 23, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, local authorities said.

UK hosts Ukraine peace talks as US pushes new plan; Russian strikes resume after Easter truce, raising urgency for ceasefire deal.

Warnings from the Trump administration that it is prepared to walk away from brokering a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine have pushed the Kremlin to consider direct talks with Kyiv. Can a ceasefire deal be reached this week?

A Russian drone attack hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian town of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, local authorities said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said he was prepared to negotiate with Russia "in any format" once a ceasefire takes hold while the Financial Times reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to halt Moscow's invasion at the current frontlines. Putin on Monday suggested bilateral talks with Kyiv…

Vance spoke as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for talks in Britain amid a new US push to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

U.S. threatens to walk away from peace talks unless Russia and Ukraine agree to a deal.

Trump says Ukrainians and the Russians are both going to have to give up some of the territory they currently own.

April 23 (UPI) -- At least nine people were killed and 30 injured early Wednesday after a Russian attack drone struck a bus in the Ukrainian city of Marhanets in southern Dnipropetrovsk province, authorities said.

‘After the ceasefire, we are ready to sit down in any format,’ Zelenskyy said ahead of key talks in London on a potential Ukraine settlement.

The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Wednesday that the Ukraine-Russia peace talks in London would involve only lower-ranking officials after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was unable to attend, in an abrupt cancellation. The talks will take place as fresh air strikes shattered a brief Easter truce, killing at least nine in Ukraine. France24 Correspondent Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.

Donald Trump’s peace proposal involves a potential lifting of sanctions and informal U.S. recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea. That’s a nonstarter for Kyiv.

US vice president JD Vance has said Moscow and Kyiv must strike a deal to end the war in Ukraine or the US will ‘walk away’.

The US president has threatened to “take a pass” on efforts to end the conflict unless progress is quickly made.

Donald Trump has attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying his ‘inflammatory statements' are getting in the way of a peace deal with Russia, which he insists is 'very close'.